Reflections on AI in Production

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend a meetup at GetYourGuide’s offices in Berlin, focusing on the practical application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the business environment. The theme was particularly centered around the recent developments in Large Language Models (LLMs) and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), which piqued my interest due to my professional background and personal curiosities in similar technologies. About the talks The meetup featured three distinct talks, each shedding light on different facets of AI in production:...

March 28, 2024 · 3 min · 544 words · Felix Müller

LLMs without the hype

In January 2024, I had the opportunity to demystify the buzz around Large Language Models (LLMs) for my fellow software developers through a presentation titled “LLMs without the hype: How to leverage LLMs as a software developer.” My journey in the software development industry spans over 15 years, and in the recent months, I’ve been deeply involved in building applications powered by LLMs. My goal was to share my experiences and learnings, moving past the initial excitement to offer a grounded perspective on how these powerful tools can be practically applied in our daily work....

January 29, 2024 · 3 min · 628 words · Felix Müller

The Interplay of Language Priming and Prompting in Large Language Models

Recently, I was listening to a podcast about priming and how language can subconsciously prime us to respond in a certain way or let us believe things to be true that are not. That inspired me to consider the similarities between LLMs and prompting because context matters. Slight changes in words can change the result tremendously. Introduction The phenomenon of language priming in human communication and prompting in large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT presents a fascinating parallel....

December 28, 2023 · 3 min · 448 words · Felix Müller